Display and crease claims
- Leaks describe a 7.8‑inch inner OLED and a 5.5‑inch outer display in a passport‑style book fold. - One source even claims a near‑invisible fold, quoting a 0.15‑mm crease and a 4.5mm thin frame. - Case renders and multiple reports emphasize the wider, near‑crease display as Apple’s main differentiator in foldables. (notebookcheck.net) (ibtimes.com.au)
Apple’s first foldable iPhone is being defined by one claim above all: a wider book-style screen with a crease that may be hard to see or feel. (macrumors.com) Multiple reports now converge on roughly the same hardware: a 7.8-inch inner OLED display, a 5.5-inch outer display, and a passport-style fold that opens like a book. MacRumors said Apple is targeting a 4:3 aspect ratio, which would make the opened screen closer to an iPad mini than to Samsung’s taller Galaxy Fold layout. (macrumors.com) The most specific crease claim came in February, when leaker Fixed Focus Digital said the fold depth was being kept under 0.15 millimeters and the fold angle under 2.5 degrees. 9to5Mac said that would put the groove close to the thickness of a sheet of paper, though the figures remain unconfirmed because Apple has not announced the device. (9to5mac.com) Reports tied to the same leak also put the chassis at about 4.5 millimeters thick when open and about 9 to 9.5 millimeters when closed. MacRumors said that thin body is one reason rumors point to Touch ID in the side button instead of Face ID’s larger TrueDepth camera system. (macrumors.com) A foldable phone works by bending an OLED panel over a hinge, and that bend usually leaves a visible groove in the middle of the screen. Apple’s rumored pitch is that the hinge, panel, and support layers have been tuned to flatten that groove more than rivals have managed so far. (ibtimes.com.au) That focus on the display has shown up across the rumor cycle. Notebookcheck said the near-crease inner panel is likely to be marketed as a main selling point, while MacRumors said Apple’s wider 4:3 layout would make the device look and feel different from most existing foldables. (notebookcheck.net) (macrumors.com) There is still disagreement around timing and final specs. MacRumors’ April 10 recap said some reports point to a September 2026 introduction alongside the iPhone 18 Pro, while other supply-chain reporting has suggested delays or slightly different screen sizes, including a 7.7-inch inner panel and a 5.3-inch outer panel. (macrumors.com 1) (macrumors.com 2) That leaves the display story in a familiar place for Apple rumors: the shape and priorities look increasingly consistent, but the measurements are still unofficial. If Apple does ship a foldable in 2026, the screen itself — its width, its crease, and how normal it feels opened flat — appears to be the part the company most wants judged first. (macrumors.com)
